Oversight
Hiring reform makes headway
Agencies are working hard to bring people on board faster and increase manager buy-in, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
OPM extends federal leave without pay to same-sex couples
Gay and lesbian employees and their partners will receive benefit for family members’ education and medical care.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service consolidation uproots workers
Employees are forced to move or adjust hours when processing facilities close, unions say.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring reform push won’t end with Nov. 1 deadline
Once agencies get new procedures in place, they will require additional support to ensure the changes stick, observers say.
Pay & Benefits
Onward and Upward
New federal workers should start thinking about benefits options on Day One.
Pay & Benefits
Washington-area charity drive tries for another record-setting year
Campaign aims to reach its goal of $67 million by attracting more young donors and expanding digital outreach.
Pay & Benefits
FEHBP unlikely to mirror private sector health insurance trends
Feds shouldn’t see major changes in rates or options in 2011, observers say.
Defense
Defense insourcing to continue at military services
Pentagon allows thousands of job conversions to proceed despite a reported lack of savings, sparking outcry from contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds earn too much dough
More than half of likely voters believe federal employees are overpaid, survey says.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA completes education claims system in time for fall semester
Fully automated network works through complex calculations to determine veterans’ tuition payments and housing allowances under the 2008 GI bill.
Oversight
Collaboration-minded feds see barriers to working together
Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Understanding CSRS Offset
The peculiarities of the niche retirement system aimed largely at people who had a break in federal service at some point.
Oversight
Agency aims to play matchmaker with new hiring tool
The national intelligence office is developing a site that would pair job applicants with suitable federal vacancies.
Pay & Benefits
Back to Work
Lawmakers will return from August recess to a plethora of pay-related legislation.
Oversight
Postal Service looks for ways to reduce labor costs
Agency will ask unions for changes in employee scheduling, wages and benefits, official says.
Oversight
NRC again tops list of best places to work in government
Survey responses indicate that overall, feds are growing more satisfied with their jobs and managers.
Oversight
Government per diem rates fall in most metro areas
Federal employees traveling to places like New York City for business soon will have less money to spend on lodging.
Oversight